OBITUARIES
Willie Gates
Apr 2, 2015
CHAPEL HILL - Willie Andrew Gates Jr., passed away on April 2nd, 2015 at the age of 60. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Helen Gates, and a brother, Harold Gates. He was known to people in the community as Billy, and to friends and family as "Babo," a name given to him by his...
John Herion
Mar 31, 2015
-CHAPEL HILL- John C. Herion, 87, retired Professor of Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, died at home on March 31 after a brief illness. He was born in Salisbury, NC, the eldest child of John H. and Helen Seaford Herion. He grew up in a modest home in Mount Pleasant, NC, and after high school enlisted in...
Jennifer Edwards
Mar 27, 2015
Jennifer Michelle Edwards, 37, of Burlington passed away at home on March 27, 2015. She was born on July 8, 1977 to Arthur Edwards and Donna Lampley Edwards. She was preceded in death by maternal grandmother Ruby Lampley; paternal grandparents Myrtle and Marcus Edwards, Sr., and father-in-law, Maurice Horner. In addition to her parents those left to cherish her...
William Dodson
Mar 25, 2015
William Fulton Dodson, 82, of Hillsborough passed away March 25th, 2015 at Brookshire Nursing Center. Born in Orange County, April 4, 1932, he was the son of the late Marshall Duke Dodson and Lillie Catherine Pickett Dodson, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Mae Dodson, and an infant sister, Callie Dodson. William was a graduate...
John Couch
Mar 24, 2015
HILLSBOROUGH - John Edward Couch, 87, of Hillsborough, NC, peacefully passed away March 24, 2015 in Brookshire Nursing Facility in Hillsborough from natural causes. He was the son of Blanche and Gordon Couch of Durham and the husband of Dorothy R. Couch who passed July, 2014. He was also predeceased by his youngest son James Keith Couch in January...
Jean Mcdade
Mar 23, 2015
Cedar Grove - Jean Liner McDade died Monday, March 23, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Maude and John Henry Liner. Surviving are two daughters: Karen McDade Martin (Bill), and Betty McDade Khan (Shoaib), one son, Donald R. McDade, and one granddaughter, Callie McDade Hill (Ralph), two great granddaughters: Emery Hill and Carol Hill, numerous nieces and...
Charles Dorrity
Mar 22, 2015
Carrboro - Charles Brent Dorrity Charles Brent Dorrity, 80, of Carrboro passed away at Brookshire Nursing Center on March 22, 2015. He was born in Orange County, NC on January 25, 1935 to the late Bessie Dorrity Blake. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by aunts, Annie Dickey, Louise Aldrich; step-father, Paul Blake; cousins, Harold...
Pamelia Green
Mar 19, 2015
Efland - Pamelia Ann Green Pamelia Ann Green, 54, of Efland passed away March 19, 2015. She was born in Durham, NC on August 7, 1960 to Betsy Ann Nichols Green and the late Alton Garner Green. She attended Brodgen High School. Those left to cherish her memory include daughters, Crystal Noel Cruz of Hillsborough, Angel Ann Green of...
Michael Rubish
Mar 15, 2015
CHAPEL HILL - Mike Rubish, a former UNC football player and local golf professional, passed peacefully Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2015, at his home in Chapel Hill. Rubish, 90, was born in Weirton,West Virginia, and was the son of Johan and Anna Rubish. At age 16, Rubish joined the 7th AirForce and served in Hawaii. He was at Hickam...
Jean Blackwood
Mar 12, 2015
Chapel Hill Jean Wilson Blackwood passed away on March 12, 2015 at her home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by her family. Jean was the daughter of the late Marvin and Sudie Wilson. She was born in Raleigh on April 30, 1929. She married Milton Evander Blackwood in 1958. They made their home in Chapel Hill. She took particular joy...
Charles Snipes
Mar 12, 2015
Charles William Snipes , 89, passed away at Alamance Regional Hospital in Burlington, on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Charles Snipes was born July 12, 1925 to James Mason Snipes Sr. and Carrie Teer Snipes. He was a life long resident of Orange County- the Orange Grove Community. He was a proud and dedicated farmer. He spent his life working...
Phillip Whitaker
Mar 11, 2015
Phillip Stewart Whitaker of Hillsborough NC died on March 11, 2015. He was born in Durham NC on December 10, 1942 to the late Lendo Edgar Whitaker, Sr. and the late Clarice Shambley Whitaker. He was predeceased on February 22, 2015, by his only sibling, brother Lendo E. Whitaker, Jr. Phil was educated in the Durham Public Schools and...
Wayne Tilley
Mar 11, 2015
Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough, NC, 919-732-2121 Orange County Hillsborough - Mr. Wayne Wright Tilley, 82, died at the Hospice Home in Burlington on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM. A native of Orange County, he was the husband of Betsy Hall Tilley who survives, and the son of the late Lacy H. Tilley, Sr. and Mrs. Mildred...
Helen Moore
Mar 11, 2015
Helen Veronica Moore of Chapel Hill passed away on March 11, 2015. She was the much beloved wife of Myles Moore. They had celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in October. Helen was a native of Philadelphia, PA. She met Myles in 1971 in Connecticut, where they were both in graduate school. Myles has said, "I don't know where I...
Marsha Torr
Mar 9, 2015
Marsha Torr, born December 4 1942 in Pretoria, South Africa, beloved wife of Doug, her friend, fellow physicist and husband of 49 years, passed away on March 9 2015 at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her sister, Sheila (United Kingdom) and brother William (South Africa) and their families. Marsha...
Howard Duncan
Mar 8, 2015
Orange County Hillsborough - Howard Chester Duncan, 90, died Sunday, March 8, 2015. He grew up in Orange County and attended the Orange County Schools. He was a heavy equipment operator on construction sites for many years. Surviving are his children: Kimberly D. Carden (Bitsy), Barry A. Duncan, Harry L. Duncan (Donna), special niece, Teresa Byrd (James), grandchildren, great...
Patricia Wolf
Mar 3, 2015
Patricia Joan Wolf, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born in Fitchburg, MA and was the daughter of the late Izora and George H. Peacock. She grew up in Leominster, MA and Woodmont, CT. She earned a BS in library science at Southern Connecticut State University. Pat met her future husband, Tom,...
Nicholas Driscoll
Mar 2, 2015
Nicholas James Driscoll Born: November 15, 1925 in Bayonne, New Jersey Military: Marine 1944 - 1946 Honorable Discharge Education: University of Illinois, Chemical Engineer. MS in Chemical Engineering from Newark College of Engineering Career: Civil Engineer, specializing in heat exchangers. Worked until he was 81. Predeceased: wife: Ruth Carolina (Leiss) Driscoll parents: Nicholas Edward Driscoll Anna (Murhphy) Driscoll Gladys...
Lucille Allen
Feb 27, 2015
Lucille King Allen, 85, of Mebane passed away February 27, 2015. She was born October 19, 1929 to the late Otis King, Sr. and Annie Mae Padgett King. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband, Adrian Hurley Allen; daughter, Karen Medlin; son, A J Allen. Those left to cherish her memory include son, Ronnie...
